page_title: Meskalamdug
hierarchical_section_title: Meskalamdug
caption_attribution_description: English: Golden helmet of Meskalamdug
context_page_description: Meskalamdug was an early Sumerian ruler of the First Dynasty of Ur in the 26th century BCE. He does not appear in the Sumerian King List, but is known from a royal cylinder seal found in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, a royal bead inscriptions found in Mari, both mentioning him as King, and possibly his tomb, grave PG 755 at the Royal Cemetery at Ur.
  It has been suggested that Puabi may have been his second queen.
context_section_description: Meskalamdug (𒈩𒌦𒄭, mes-ug-du10, MES-KALAM-DUG "hero of the good land") was an early Sumerian ruler of the First Dynasty of Ur in the 26th century BCE. He does not appear in the Sumerian King List, but is known from a royal cylinder seal found in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, a royal bead inscriptions found in Mari, both mentioning him as King, and possibly his tomb, grave PG 755 at the Royal Cemetery at Ur. 
  It has been suggested that Puabi may have been his second queen.
caption: Golden helmet of Meskalamdug, at time of excavation.
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